"I think his testimony was not appropriate. I think it was an embarrassment for Mr. Colbert more than the House," Hoyer said on Fox News Sunday.

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His views are directly counter to what Speaker Nancy Pelosi said shortly after Colbert appeared before a House Judiciary Committee on immigration. "Of course I think it's appropriate," Pelosi told reporters Friday. "He's an American. He can bring attention to an important issue. I think it's great."